Creighton, Georgetown seek to improve on 0-2 Big East starts
Tied at the bottom of the Big East standings, Creighton and Georgetown enter their matchup Tuesday in Washington in a similar mindset.
Both are coming off losses at Marquette in which they were done in by the disruptive defense of the Golden Eagles.
On Dec. 22, Georgetown (7-6, 0-2) fell at then-No. 6 Marquette 81-51. The Hoyas committed 19 turnovers that Marquette turned into 28 points.
On Saturday, then-No. 22 Creighton (9-4, 0-2) lost at then-No. 10 Marquette 72-67. The Bluejays lost 18 turnovers that the Golden Eagles turned into 24 points.
With 10 days off, Georgetown has had more time to recover from its defeat, which was the Hoyas' most decisive this season. Georgetown had an early lead before Marquette went on a 20-2 run.
"We didn't have pop. We didn't have resilience and that's not something that I'm comfortable with," Georgetown coach Ed Cooley said.
The loss culminated a grueling road trip to the Midwest, with three games over seven days. After a 72-68 overtime win at Notre Dame, Georgetown trailed by double digits most of the way in a 74-64 Big East loss at Butler.
Failing to mount a challenge three days later at Marquette didn't sit well with the Georgetown coach.
"I'm very disappointed with how my team performed," Cooley said. "Whether we've been on the road for five, six, 20 days, I didn't feel the fight of my group and that's on me."
Jayden Epps (17.8 points per game) and Dontrez Styles (15.2 ppg) give the Hoyas firepower in the backcourt, while Supreme Cook (10.4 ppg, 8.7 rpg) is the top threat inside.
After winning eight of its first nine games and rising to a No. 8 rank, Creighton has lost three of its last four and dropped out of the Top 25.
On Saturday, Baylor Scheierman (23 points) hit his first three attempts from beyond the arc as Creighton took an 11-point lead, but Marquette was the better team in the second half.
"When you've gotta play defense for 25 seconds and they tip it out and you've gotta play it again, it's definitely deflating and demoralizing, for sure," Scheierman said.
While Creighton's veteran trio of Scheierman (18.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg), Trey Alexander (15.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and Ryan Kalkbrenner (15.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg) have put up big numbers, coach Greg McDermott wants to see more reliable ball-handling.
"We came into the game thinking that our ability to take care of the ball was critical for our chances to win, and we didn't do that," he said.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Hoyas gains possession) | |||
19:43 | Ismael Massoud misses two point jump shot | |||
19:41 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
19:21 | Trey Alexander misses two point layup | |||
19:19 | Trey Alexander offensive rebound | |||
19:14 | Mason Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
19:12 | Supreme Cook defensive rebound | |||
18:57 | +2 | Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
18:38 | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:09 | Jay Heath misses two point jump shot | |||
18:07 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
17:38 | Mason Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
17:36 | Ismael Massoud defensive rebound | |||
17:20 | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot | 2-4 | |
16:59 | +3 | Trey Alexander makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 5-4 | |
16:38 | Rowan Brumbaugh misses two point jump shot | |||
16:36 | Rowan Brumbaugh offensive rebound | |||
16:34 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Rowan Brumbaugh's two point jump shot | |||
16:32 | Mason Miller defensive rebound | |||
16:28 | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | |||
16:26 | Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound | |||
16:15 | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point layup (Rowan Brumbaugh assists) | 5-6 | |
16:03 | Supreme Cook personal foul | |||
15:59 | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | |||
15:57 | Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound | |||
15:38 | +3 | Jay Heath makes three point jump shot | 5-9 | |
15:23 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Jay Heath steals) | |||
15:14 | Jay Heath misses two point jump shot | |||
15:12 | Jay Heath offensive rebound | |||
15:12 | +2 | Jay Heath makes two point layup | 5-11 | |
14:47 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 8-11 | |
14:20 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jay Heath's two point layup | |||
14:18 | Mason Miller defensive rebound | |||
14:08 | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Ismael Massoud steals) | |||
13:42 | Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot | |||
13:40 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
13:33 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists) | 10-11 | |
13:11 | +2 | Jay Heath makes two point jump shot | 10-13 | |
12:50 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup | |||
12:48 | Jay Heath defensive rebound | |||
12:40 | +2 | Jay Heath makes two point jump shot | 10-15 | |
12:07 | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists) | 13-15 | |
11:41 | Jay Heath misses two point jump shot | |||
11:39 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
11:30 | Mason Miller turnover (traveling) | |||
11:30 | TV timeout | |||
11:17 | Ismael Massoud misses three point jump shot | |||
11:15 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | Isaac Traudt misses two point jump shot | |||
10:58 | Ismael Massoud defensive rebound | |||
10:34 | Drew Fielder misses three point jump shot | |||
10:32 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
10:25 | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point layup | 15-15 | |
9:57 | Drew Fielder misses two point jump shot | |||
9:55 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Drew Fielder steals) | |||
9:42 | Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot | |||
9:40 | Drew Fielder offensive rebound | |||
9:40 | Fredrick King personal foul | |||
9:40 | TV timeout | |||
9:33 | Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot | |||
9:31 | Isaac Traudt defensive rebound | |||
9:12 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot | |||
9:10 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | Wayne Bristol Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:56 | Bluejays defensive rebound | |||
8:30 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | |||
8:28 | Isaac Traudt offensive rebound | |||
8:23 | Baylor Scheierman turnover (lost ball) (Jay Heath steals) | |||
8:19 | Wayne Bristol Jr. offensive foul (Francisco Farabello draws the foul) | |||
8:19 | Wayne Bristol Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
7:59 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 17-15 | |
7:32 | Jay Heath misses two point jump shot | |||
7:30 | Supreme Cook offensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Wayne Bristol Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
7:20 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | +2 | Francisco Farabello makes two point jump shot | 19-15 | |
6:43 | Supreme Cook offensive foul | |||
6:43 | Supreme Cook turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:43 | TV timeout | |||
6:30 | Trey Alexander turnover (traveling) | |||
6:21 | Trey Alexander personal foul | |||
6:19 | Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot | |||
6:17 | Francisco Farabello defensive rebound | |||
6:01 | Mason Miller turnover (lost ball) | |||
5:45 | +2 | Supreme Cook makes two point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists) | 19-17 | |
5:23 | Mason Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
5:21 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
5:17 | Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot | |||
5:15 | Mason Miller offensive rebound | |||
5:15 | +2 | Mason Miller makes two point layup | 21-17 | |
4:54 | Dontrez Styles turnover (lost ball) | |||
4:43 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 24-17 | |
4:41 | Hoyas 30 second timeout | |||
4:24 | Wayne Bristol Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
4:22 | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | |||
4:08 | Trey Alexander misses two point jump shot | |||
4:06 | Ismael Massoud defensive rebound | |||
3:51 | +3 | Ismael Massoud makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists) | 24-20 | |
3:26 | Drew Fielder blocks Trey Alexander's two point jump shot | |||
3:24 | Bluejays offensive rebound | |||
3:24 | TV timeout | |||
3:22 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point jump shot (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 26-20 | |
3:06 | Rowan Brumbaugh misses two point jump shot | |||
3:04 | Mason Miller defensive rebound | |||
2:48 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot | |||
2:46 | Baylor Scheierman offensive rebound | |||
2:45 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point layup | 28-20 | |
2:23 | Steven Ashworth shooting foul (Rowan Brumbaugh draws the foul) | |||
2:23 | +1 | Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-21 | |
2:23 | +1 | Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-22 | |
2:09 | Trey Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Jay Heath steals) | |||
1:48 | Jay Heath misses three point jump shot | |||
1:46 | Ismael Massoud offensive rebound | |||
1:41 | +2 | Ismael Massoud makes two point jump shot | 28-24 | |
1:22 | Baylor Scheierman turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:01 | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | |||
0:59 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
0:50 | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Ismael Massoud steals) | |||
0:22 | Trey Alexander blocks Cam Bacote's two point layup | |||
0:20 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
0:09 | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:06 | Josiah Dotzler personal foul | |||
0:01 | Drew Fielder misses two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:45 | +2 | Mason Miller makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists) | 30-24 | |
19:29 | +2 | Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point layup | 30-26 | |
19:00 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists) | 32-26 | |
18:41 | +2 | Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point jump shot | 32-28 | |
18:24 | Supreme Cook personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
18:09 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 34-28 | |
18:09 | Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Baylor Scheierman draws the foul) | |||
18:09 | +1 | Baylor Scheierman makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-28 | |
17:53 | Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) (Trey Alexander steals) | |||
17:49 | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point layup | 37-28 | |
17:29 | Jay Heath misses three point jump shot | |||
17:27 | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | |||
17:18 | Trey Alexander misses two point jump shot | |||
17:16 | Supreme Cook defensive rebound | |||
17:02 | +3 | Rowan Brumbaugh makes three point jump shot | 37-31 | |
16:49 | +3 | Mason Miller makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 40-31 | |
16:23 | Ismael Massoud misses three point jump shot | |||
16:21 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
16:15 | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point layup (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 42-31 | |
16:14 | Hoyas 30 second timeout | |||
16:14 | TV timeout | |||
15:51 | Jay Heath misses two point jump shot | |||
15:49 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
15:35 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 45-31 | |
15:04 | Dontrez Styles turnover (lost ball) (Mason Miller steals) | |||